The Cabinet gave consideration to a report of the Executive Director, Place and Economic Growth which sought to confirm the value of the grant available to Oldham via the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement and to notify the Cabinet of the intention to bring this additional resource into the transport capital programme to commence development of the Quality Bus Transit Corridor Scheme.
The report provided details of the steps Oldham Council would need to take to procure the necessary support to develop the scheme in the appropriate timescales and to meet the finding requitement for both development and future delivery of the scheme.
Options/alternatives considered
Option 1 – To accept the grant, enter into a funding arrangement with Transport for Greater Manchester, approval for all procurement activity and tender be given.
Option 2 – Not to accept the grant funding.
RESOLVED – That:
1. The grant offer from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) for scheme development of the Oldham section of the Rochdale – Oldham – Ashton Quality Bus Transit (QBT) Corridor, on behalf of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), be accepted.
2. Approval is granted to enter into a Funding Delivery Agreement with TfGM in relation to the proposed scheme development.
3. The intention to bring the additional resource into the transport capital programme in 2022/23 and complete development of the scheme in the appropriate timescales be noted.
4. Approval to procure and make tender awards relating to the necessary external support required to develop the QBT scheme (examples listed in the report) be delegated to the Executive Director for Place & Economic Growth.
5. Approval to use part of this resource to progress the development of and tender for a Strategic Partnership Agreement with a view to awarding the works packages to a single Contractor to meet the expectations and timescales of the funders be granted.
6. Approval to use part of this resource to appoint temporary agency support within the Highways Team to progress design options to secure further capital funding for Oldham be granted.